Charly "Africa" Leundeu Keunang, a 43-year-old black man, was shot and killed by police officers on Sunday, March 1, in the 500 block of San Pedro Street in the skid row section of downtown Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's reports.

Keunang was a homeless man who was shot outside the orange tent where he lived on skid row. He was known by the street names of "Africa" and sometimes "Cameroon," the name of his native country.

He gained international attention after a video of the fatal shooting was posted on Facebook, and it was discovered Keunang had been using a false identity stolen from a French citizen, Charly Saturmin Robinet.

Los Angeles Police officers approached Keunang around noon after receiving a 911 call reporting that he had been involved in some kind of robbery or assault, Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters. ...

Derrick Hamilton, a 45-year-old black man, was fatally beaten Saturday, Feb. 7, in the 700 block of West Cesar E. Chavez Avenue on the border of downtown L.A. and Chinatown, according to police.

Hamilton, a transient, was panhandling outside a Burger King restaurant when he got into a fight with two other people, said LAPD Det. Patricia Hauck in an e-mail.

The two men, who had a dog with them, kicked and punched Hamilton until he fell, then continued to assault him, Hauck said. The dog also attacked Hamilton.

The fight lasted about four minutes and was captured on video. Hamilton was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Joseph Johnson, a 40-year-old white man, and Derek Miller, a 29-year-old white man, were each charged Feb. 10 with one count of murder, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Yi-Tung Weng, a 48-year-old Asian woman, was found dead Sunday, Feb. 1, in the 1300 block of South Figueroa Street downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 7:30 p.m., Weng and her son got into a verbal dispute, police said. Weng became upset and threatened to kill herself several times and her 22-year-old son became increasingly angry by the threats.

The son then allegedly tied Weng’s hands and feet then tortured her with a hammer, stabbed her with a nail and forced objects down her throat.

The man initially reported the killing as a suicide. Police arrived and Weng was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:19 p.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

Weng, of Taiwan, was visiting her son, who was attending college in Los Angeles.

Pablo Meza, a 24-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by police officers Saturday, Jan. 17, at the intersection of Jesse and Mateo streets in Downtown Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s reports.

Los Angeles Police officers were called to the area around 5 p.m. after receiving reports about a “man firing a gun in the air,” in the area, according to a LAPD news release.

When the officers arrived, they reportedly spotted Meza in the area armed with a gun, according to the release. Meza allegedly pointed his gun at the officers, and two officers fired at him, investigators said.

Meza was shot multiple times, according to coroner's records. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles County firefighters.

The officers who fired were identified as Officer II Alberto Funes and Officer III Michael Pettinato, a training officer.

About 6:50 p.m., LAPD officers responded to a call of a screaming woman in the area. Officers arrived and heard a woman screaming that she was being stabbed and needed help, according to a news release from the LAPD.

Officers forced their way into an apartment and saw Ricks allegedly stabbing the woman. An officer opened fire, wounding Ricks.

Ricks was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:59 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

A knife was recovered at the scene. The woman was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive.

On Dec. 29, the LAPD identified the officer involved as Juan Lopez of the Central Division ...